Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been on an international trip over the past week. First in Australia earlier this week and in Beijing yesterday.

While in China, Musk met with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang. The nature of the discussion wasn’t disclosed, but it comes as Tesla is looking for 2 or 3 more locations to build Gigafactories for both batteries and cars.

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Musk and other company officials have talked about building a Gigafactory to manufacture batteries and electric vehicles in China for the past 3 years and while they have been several reports of finalized plans, they have all been shut down.

Things got more exciting when Tesla announced earlier this year that it plans to select 2 to 3 more Gigafactory locations by the end of 2017. Due to the previous comments about establishing manufacturing capacity in China, one of the plants is expected to be in the country.

In the past, company officials have linked the construction of a Chinese plant with the launch of the Model 3 in the country. A Tesla factory in China would be for domestic production, not for export, in order for Tesla to get rid of import duties on its vehicles.